Lid for refrigerated cabinets



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Patented Sept. 20, 1932 UNI E STATES PATENT: oreicr.

JOHN RVREILOGLEJOF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, assre von T KELvIivA'ron CORPORATION,

' or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A oonroItA'rIoN or MICHIGAN LID ron BEFRIGE ATED CABINETS,

- Application filed February 5, 1927 Serial No. 166,052.

This invention relates to cabinets, and more particularly to lids for refrigerated food storage cabinets.

' 'An object of my invention is tov provide a removable hinged lid structure which is associated with a food storage cabinet in a manf ated cabinets for storlng ice cream, soft ner such that there can he no movement 0 j the lid section intended to be in closed positionwhen another lid section is moved to allow access to the food storage chamber.

Another object of my invention is to pro-- vide an insulated, sanitary lid structure, for closing an opening leading to-the storage space in a refrigerated cabinet, which 'com-.

15, prises a minimum number of parts which can 1 be readily assembled and economically menu faotured.

Still another object of my invention is to provide an insulated lid structure, for clos- 2 ing' an opening leading to the storage space in a.refrigerated cabinet. which includes a base formed of cast material which will withstand blows and the action of the moisture and changes of temperature without becomin deformed. thus insurin a seatin contact-which will not admit warm air into the storage space.

. These and other objects will be more apparent as the description progresses, in which 80 like characters refer to like parts in the drawthe invention. v

In the drawings: I

. Fig.1 is a partial top plan view of a me- 85 chanically refrigerated cabinet, parts 'being broken away to show the interior construction of the lid.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through one of the hinge sections of the lid taken substantially on the line 2--2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a Vertical section through the lid, 1 taken at right angles to Fig. 2, substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 2. p

Fig. 4' is a sectional view through the lid assembled to the cabinet, taken substantially on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the hinged sections of the lid, parts being broken away and the cover plate being moved back ings illustrating a preferred embodiment of from its assembled relation with the base to show the insulating material in position.

Fig. 6 is a detailed sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. t.

i My improved form of lid. is especially adapted for use with mechanically refrigerdrinks and the like. Food storage chambers in cabinets of this character were at first.con-

structed of open-topped cylindrical sleeves viextending downwardly within the cabinet,

larger food-storage chambers, these chambers preferably extending the full width of the cabinet to receive either two ice cream cans, or package or bottled goods. Removable sectional lids have been used for closing the entrance to these larger food .storage chambers, these lid sections being hinged togetherso that either hinged section may be:

raised when removing or inserting foods within the storage chamber. With hinged .lid structurescovering an elongated opening,

it is found that when one section is raised the ing of the lid with respect to the opening in the cabinet is annoying, and quite often the lid is left partly open, which permits warm air toenter the interior of the food chamber.

' whole structure often is moved laterally so The improved lid construction hereinafter described is formed particularly for association with refrigerated cabinets, having large elongated food chamber openings; These cabinets are constructed with side walls 10 metal casing 12, the interior face of the walls 10 having a'metal lining 13 and the space within the cabinet containing large elongated sheet metal receptacles providing food storage chambers 14. The top wall of the cabinet is provided with openings 15 directly and top wall 11-, which are enclosed by a sheet "of the food storage chamber. The lid structure sections are substantially identical in construction, and a description of one of the sections will be suflicient. Each lid section includes a hollow base or frame member v17 which is formed of composition rubber molded to provide a bottom wall from the periphery of which an upstanding wall and interior ribs 19 extend. The ribs 19 rein force the base member and divide the interior thereof into separated pockets 18 in which are inserted cork board sections 20, or

other similar insulating material. The upper end of' the peripheral wall of the basemember, on three sides thereof, is formed to extend laterally as a semi-circular flange 21, the bottom surface of which extends beyond the opening in the, top of'the cabinet over which the lid sections are associated. A rela-" tively thin outer shell or cover 22, preferably formed of monel metal, extends across the top of the base and the edges v23 are bent to fit substantially around the flanges 21 of the base. Fig. 5 shows this cover partially slipped into assembled position and being moved in the directionjndi'catedby the arrow. One edge of this cover being provided with the bin e sockets 24 and when this cover is pushed al the way on a screw 25 is in serted through the hole 26 in the cover and engages in the tapped hole 27 located prefe'rably in. one. of the central transverse ribs 19. Similarly, the handle 28 is secured into the bushing 29 molded within the inner lining, and when this handle and screw are screwed down, the cover 22 is securely locked to the base confiningv the corkboardinsulation within each pocket. The adjacent lid section isprovided with hinged sockets 24 a which mate with the hinged sockets 24, and the hinge pin 30 ispassed through these sockets to hinge the two lid sections together.

I preferably construct the inner lining of a hard rubber composition which is very readily molded and will have a very smooth surq face when withdrawn from the molds. This smooth surface provides a seat that may be very easily cleaned, and because of the construction of the lining there are no joints that will be exposed to .the interior of the food storage chamber, and, any dirt or condensation from the 'foods that tends to collecton the inside face of the lid maybe easily wiped off with a cloth and thus the lid may be easily maintained in asan'itary condition,

lid on its seat.

which is quite essential for the eflicient presvarious conditions.

In order to prevent the lid from moving laterally on its seat when one of the lid sections is raised I provide a very simple means for maintaining the lid in position, so that when the raised lid section is lowered it will return to its original position over the opening in the cabinet. Adjacent the abutting edges of each lid section A and B, I provide the recesses 31-4; and 31b, ,respectively, which extend for only a short way in from the side edges, as shown in Fig. 4:. The brackets 32 provided with the laterally extended ears 33 are secured to opposite sides of the opening by the screws 34, or other suitable fastening devices. One of these brackets is secured to each side of the openingl5 at the middle point, and the laterally extending ears 33 are arranged to nicely fit within. the recesses 31- a and 31-b of both lid sections. is raised the other lid section which remains seated. on its seat is prevented from moving or slipping on its seat'by these ears 33 which extend within the sockets and engage the base. When the raised lid section is thus lowered it will always seat and prevent any excess amount of warm air from entering the food chamber due to improper fitting of the Various'changescan be made in the struc-- ture Without departing from thespirit of my invention and the scope of the appendedclaims.

What I claim is: i

1. A lid structure, for closing an opening leading to the food storage chamber in arefrigerated cabinet, comprising a non-deformable hollow base element formed of a mold ed rubber composition, said 'base including a bottom wall terminating in a laterally flanged peripheral wall, and a sheet metal cover extending across said flange, said cover being detachably secured to said base element, v

' 2. lid structure, for closing an opening leading to the food storage chamberin a refrigerated cabinet, comprising a base element formed of a non corrosive molded com- When either one of these lid sections position, said base element including a'bottom wall and a peripheral'wall terminating in a laterally extending flange, a detachable self retaining sheet metal top'cover extending across said flange in a parallel spaced relation with said bottom wall and extending partially around the exterior of said flange, and heat insulating material intermediate the wall and-said base element and said cover.

3. A lid structure, for closing an opening leading to the food storage chamber in a refrigerated cabinet, comprising a non-deformable molded base element, i'ncluding a bottom wall terminating in a laterally flanged 6 peripheral wall, a sheet metal cover extending acrossand enclosing the flange of said peripheral wall, insulating material intermediate said base element and said cover,

- and a knob exterior ofsaid cover and at- 10 tached to saidbase element.

4. A lid structure, f or closing an opening leading to the food stora' e chamber in a re- 1 frigerated cabinet, comprlsing a non-deformable base element including a transversely extending Wall'terminating in an upstanding laterally flanged wall, a removable sheet meta1 covering enclosing the flanged end of said lid section having two sides one end provided with turned in edges forming a continuous groove engaging over the flanges on said base,

cover of the other lid section, a 'hinge' pin threaded through said hinge sockets to hinge the lid sections together, and means for securing each cover and associated base together. i

y In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature. I

JOHN R. REPLOGLE.

wall, insulating material intermediate said cover and said transversely extending wall,

and removable means for securing said cover to said base element.

n :5. A lid structure, for closing an opening leading to the food storage chamber in a 'refrigerated cabinet, comprising a base elementincluding a bottom wall and a flange upstanding wall, a sheet metal cover extending across the flanged endof said upstand ing wall, an edgeportion of'said cover being bent to engage .the flanged portionof said ac wall, said cover being slidable endwiserelative to said basexelement, and removablemeans for securing said cover to said base element. v I e 6. A lid structure, for closing an opening 85 leading tothe food storage chamber in a refrigerated cabinet, comprising a non-deformable base element including a bottom wall and an upstanding peripheral wall terminating in a rounded flange, a sheetmetal cover 40 extending across the-flanged portion of said wall and bent to engage the rounded flange and means for securing said cover to said base element.

7. A lid structure, for closing an opening leading to the food storage chamber in a refrigerated cabinet, comprlsing a non-deform-- able molded base element including a bottom wall terminating in an exterior wall and having interior ribs extending therefrom forming pockets, an insulating material within the said pockets in said base element, a sheet meta1 cover extending across the open end of said base element and enclosing the insulating material in said pockets, and means for securing said cover to said base element, said cover tightly retaining said insulating material against said base element.

8. A lid structure, for closing an opening leading to the food storage chamber} in a re-' 60 frigerated cabinet, comprising a pair oflid sections, each section comprising a base provided with a laterally projecting flange at two sides and one end thereof, said cover structure being detachable laterall from 5 said base sections and an outer cover or each CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,878,181 September go, 1932.

' JOHN'R. REPLOGIIE.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the j above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 3, line 17, claim' 4, for 'covering" read- "cover"; line 165 claim 8, strike out the word "and", and line 65, after the word "sides" insert the Word "and"; and that the said Letters Patent shouldbe read with these corrections therein that the same I055," conformto the record of the case in thePatent 0ffice.

'Signed and sealed this'13th day of December, A. D. 1932 M. J. Moore,

(Seal) Acting Commissionerv of Patents. 

